G D Hobson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

G D Hobson is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, G D Hobson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 8 papers in Ocean Engineering and 8 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in G D Hobson's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (9 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (8 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (6 papers). G D Hobson is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (9 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (8 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (6 papers). G D Hobson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. G D Hobson's co-authors include L. V. Illing, Umberto Colombo, N. L. Falcon, J. A. Hunter, Wayne Thatcher, Ip Williamson and Michael King and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth-Science Reviews and Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

G D Hobson

22 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Petroleum geology of the continental shelf of northwest E... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Petroleum geology of the continental shelf of northwest Europe
    1981 1.0k citations L. V. Illing, G D Hobson profile →

Peers

G D Hobson
Geoffrey O'Brien Australia
Marlies Teichmüller Germany
Gerard Demaison Netherlands
Grant D. Mossop Canada
Alain‐Yves Huc France
Neil S. Fishman United States
C. I. Macaulay United Kingdom
E. Lafargue France
Olaf Michelsen Denmark
L D Stasiuk Canada
Geoffrey O'Brien Australia
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Countries citing papers authored by G D Hobson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G D Hobson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G D Hobson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G D Hobson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with G D Hobson. G D Hobson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hobson, G D. (2006). Modern Petroleum Technology. Journal of the Energy Institute. 79(2). 127–127. 95 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1997). PETROLEUM GEOLOGY: TWO DECADES OF CHANGE. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 20(2). 245–247. 1 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1991). FIELD‐SIZE DISTRIBUTION —AN EXERCISE IN DOODLING?. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 14(1). 1 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1989). Ice island field station: New features of Canadian Polar Margin. Eos. 70(37). 833–839. 9 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1987). 3rd CONFERENCE ON PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF NW EUROPE. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 10(1). 115–117. 2 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1981). The Polar Continental Shelf :Project. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 20(4). 1 indexed citations
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Illing, L. V. & G D Hobson. (1981). Petroleum geology of the continental shelf of North-West Europe: Proceedings of the second Conference on Petroleum Geology of the Continental Shelf of North-West Europe. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1977). Developments in petroleum geology. 31 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1971). Life, Land and Water, by W. J. Mayer Oakes (ed.) [Review]. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 85(1). 86–87. 1 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D, et al.. (1970). Advances in organic geochemistry : proceedings of the third international congress. Pergamon eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1970). Bedrock Features of the Mer Bleue Area by Seismic Methods. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 84(1). 35–38. 3 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D & J. A. Hunter. (1969). In-situ determination of elastic constants in overburden using a hammer seismograph. Geoexploration. 7(2). 107–111.
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Hobson, G D. (1967). A Reconnaissance Seismic Refraction Survey in Hudson Bay, Canada. 2 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1967). HUDSON BAY CRUSTAL SEISMIC EXPERIMENT: TIME AND DISTANCE DATA. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 4(5). 879–899. 11 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D, et al.. (1966). Advances in organic geochemistry : proceedings of the International Meeting in Rueil-Malmaison 1964. Pergamon Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1966). The organic geochemistry of petroleum. Earth-Science Reviews. 2. 257–276. 2 indexed citations
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Colombo, Umberto & G D Hobson. (1964). Advances in organic geochemistry : proceedings of the International Meeting in Milan, 1962. Pergamon Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D, et al.. (1964). An example of Prairie-Evaporite mapping in the Minton area of Saskatchewan employing the seismic method. Geophysics. 29(6). 951–956. 2 indexed citations
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Colombo, Umberto & G D Hobson. (1964). Advances in Organic Geochemistry. Soil Science. 98(2). 142–142. 319 indexed citations
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Hobson, G D. (1962). SEISMIC EXPLORATION IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS. Geophysics. 27(2). 253–273. 7 indexed citations

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